End-to-End Tax Manager: Ownership, Growth & Mentorship

American Express Company; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Job summary

American Express in Lorain, OH is seeking a Tax Manager who will own the full accounting, reporting, and stakeholder-ready analysis end-to-end. This role combines hands-on execution with strategic insight, delivering accurate tax and financial results.

You will manage covenants, audit spends, streamline month-end close, and interact with external auditors, guiding the compensation accrual and the budgeting process. This position offers mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Forecasting knowledge and collaboration skills.
• Proven collaboration in a fast-moving finance environment.
• Bias-to-action with attention to detail.
• Ownership attitude toward the company’s money.
• Collaborative mindset and teamwork.
• Comfort making finance decisions in an OH market.

Responsibilities

• Read covenant terms to keep the lender calm.
• Audit travel and entertainment spend without bias.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time.
• Analyze financial data using forecasting to surface trends and risks.
• Lead audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors.
• Own the $92,000–$134,000 compensation accrual and related math.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.

Skills

Critical thinking

Forecasting

Collaboration

Bias-to-action

Ownership

Teamwork

OH market

Job description

American Express in Lorain, OH is seeking a Tax Manager who will own the full accounting, reporting, and stakeholder-ready analysis end-to-end. This role combines hands-on execution with strategic insight, delivering accurate tax and financial results.

You will manage covenants, audit spends, streamline month-end close, and interact with external auditors, guiding the compensation accrual and the budgeting process. This position offers mentorship, flexibility, and real growth opportunities.